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vine
(vīn)n.
1.
a. A weak-stemmed plant that derives its support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surface.
b. The stem of such a plant.
2.
a. A grapevine.
b. Grapevines considered as a group: products of the vine.
intr.v. vined, vin·ing, vines
To form or develop like a vine.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vīnea, from feminine of vīneus, of wine, from vīnum, wine.]
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vine
(vaɪn)n
1. (Plants) any of various plants, esp the grapevine, having long flexible stems that creep along the ground or climb by clinging to a support by means of tendrils, leafstalks, etc
2. (Plants) the stem of such a plant
[C13: from Old French vine, from Latin vīnea vineyard, from vīneus belonging to wine, from vīnum wine]
vined adj
ˈvineless adj
ˈvineˌlike adj
ˈviny adj
Vine
(vaɪn)n
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Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
vine
(vaɪn)n.
1. any plant with a long stem that grows along the ground or that climbs a support by winding or by clinging with tendrils or claspers.
2. the stem itself.
3. a grape plant.
[1250–1300; < Old French vi(g)ne < Latin vīnea vine(yard), derivative of vīn(um) wine]
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| Noun | 1. |  vine - a plant with a weak stem that derives support from climbing, twining, or creeping along a surfacesemi-climber - a plant that tends to climb and on occasion can grow like a vine moonseed - plant of the family Menispermaceae having red or black fruit with crescent- or ring-shaped seeds clematis - any of various ornamental climbing plants of the genus Clematis usually having showy flowers allamanda - a plant of the genus Allamanda having large showy funnel-shaped flowers in terminal cymes Beaumontia grandiflora, Easter lily vine, Nepal trumpet flower - evergreen woody twiner with large glossy leaves and showy corymbs of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers confederate jasmine, star jasmine, Trachelospermum jasminoides - evergreen Chinese woody climber with shiny dark green leaves and intensely fragrant white flowers common ivy, English ivy, Hedera helix, ivy - Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits Aristolochia clematitis, birthwort - creeping plant having curving flowers thought to resemble fetuses; native to Europe; naturalized Great Britain and eastern North America bougainvillea - any of several South American ornamental woody vines of the genus Bougainvillea having brilliant red or purple flower bracts; widely grown in warm regions Barbados gooseberry, Barbados-gooseberry vine, Pereskia aculeata - West Indian woody climber with spiny stems and numerous fragrant white flowers in panicles followed by small yellow to orange fruits climbing corydalis, Corydalis claviculata, Fumaria claviculata - annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers Adlumia fungosa, Allegheny vine, climbing fumitory, Fumaria fungosa - vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria Delairea odorata, German ivy, Senecio milkanioides - South African succulent evergreen twining climber with yellow flowers grown primarily as a houseplant for its foliage; sometimes placed in genus Senecio climbing boneset, climbing hemp-vine, climbing hempweed, Mikania scandens, wild climbing hempweed - herb of tropical America having vanilla-scented flowers; climbs up trees yam plant, yam - any of a number of tropical vines of the genus Dioscorea many having edible tuberous roots Dioscorea elephantipes, elephant's-foot, Hottentot bread vine, Hottentot's bread vine, tortoise plant - South African vine having a massive rootstock covered with deeply fissured bark Dioscorea paniculata, wild yam - having a rhizome formerly dried and used to treat rheumatism or liver disorders black bindweed, black bryony, Tamus communis - common European twining vine with tuberous roots and cordate leaves and red berries gourd vine, gourd - any vine of the family Cucurbitaceae that bears fruits with hard rinds squash, squash vine - any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits briony, bryony - a vine of the genus Bryonia having large leaves and small flowers and yielding acrid juice with emetic and purgative properties dishcloth gourd, rag gourd, sponge gourd, strainer vine, luffa - any of several tropical annual climbers having large yellow flowers and edible young fruits; grown commercially for the mature fruit's dried fibrous interior that is used as a sponge Actinidia arguta, bower actinidia, tara vine - climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit Actinidia chinensis, Actinidia deliciosa, Chinese gooseberry, kiwi, kiwi vine - climbing vine native to China; cultivated in New Zealand for its fuzzy edible fruit with green meat Actinidia polygama, silver vine, silvervine - ornamental vine of eastern Asia having yellow edible fruit and leaves with silver-white markings passionflower, passionflower vine - any of various chiefly tropical American vines some bearing edible fruit hops, hop - twining perennials having cordate leaves and flowers arranged in conelike spikes; the dried flowers of this plant are used in brewing to add the characteristic bitter taste to beer Bomarea edulis, salsilla - tropical vine having pink-and-yellow flowers spotted purple and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; West Indies to northern South America Bomarea salsilla, salsilla - tropical vine having umbels of small purple flowers and edible roots sometimes boiled as a potato substitute; Colombia |
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Translations
أي نَبات مُتَعَرْبِشكَرْمَة العِنَبنَبَاتٌ مُتَسَلِّق
vinná révapopínavá rostlina
vinrankevinstok
köynnöskasviviiniköynnös
loza
klifur-/vafnings-/skriîjurtvínviîur
つる植物
덩굴식물
vijoklisvynmedisvynuogynas
vīnogulājsvīteņaugs
trta
vinranka
ต้นองุ่น
asmatırmanıcı bitki
cây nho
vine
[vaɪn]B. CPD vine grower N → viticultor(a) m/f, viñador(a) m/f
vine growing N → viticultura f
see also vine-growing vine leaf N (vineleaves (pl)) → hoja f de parra, hoja f de vid, pámpana f
vine growing N → viticultura f
see also vine-growing vine leaf N (vineleaves (pl)) → hoja f de parra, hoja f de vid, pámpana f
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
vine
vine
:vine grower
n → Weinbauer m → /-bäuerin f
vine-growing district
n → Weingegend f, → Weinbaugebiet nt
vine leaf
n → Rebenblatt nt
vineyard
n → Weinberg m
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
vine
(vain) noun1. a type of climbing plant which bears grapes.
2. any climbing or trailing plant.
ˈvineyard (ˈvin-) noun an area which is planted with grape vines. We spent the summer touring the French vineyards.
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vine
→ نَبَاتٌ مُتَسَلِّق vinná réva vinranke Rebe αμπέλι parra köynnöskasvi vigne loza vite つる植物 덩굴식물 wijnstok vinranke winorośl vinha лоза vinranka ต้นองุ่น asma cây nho 葡萄树Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009